The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1887-11-11
The GALLows CHEATED.
Lining Blows on HIS Head--Scntencc
OF Flelden and Schwaub Con-
muted.

OF Flelden and Schwaub Conn
muted.
Special to the Hope Pioneer. Y
FARGO, Nov. 10.-Linng blew his head Of
this morning. Fielden and Schwaub have had
sentence commuted to imprisonment for life
Other four will hang tomorrow.
Presenting the Petition.
STATE HOUSE, SPRINGFIELD, Nov. 9.-At {
O'Clock this morning, Capt w. p. Black opened
the proceedings in presenting the petition fol
clemency for the anarchists to Gov. Oglesby,
by reading the petition signed by Spies, Field
en- and Parsons. The large room in the cap
ital used by the governor as an Office, ia filed
with men and women who came to add their
prayers to those of Capt. Black.
During the reading of the petition Capt.
Black said that for years previously the petit
TONERS had openly and in public delivered tile
same addresses, uttered the doctrines, and
advocated the identical same mode of agitation,
| in language equally infiammatory to that used
on the Haymarket riot with the complete and
acquiesced knowledge Of the city authorities
and that the mayor Of the city was in attend
ance at the Haymarket meeting and that after
wards the mayor (Harrison) called at the Des-
PLANES street station and told the officers there
that everything was peaceful and the reserve
police might be allowed to 60 home.
IDOL understand you to say" interrupted the
Governor, "that at no previous meeting of this
kind was there any police interference, that
this was the first tine2" There was evidently
deep impression made on His Excellenvy by
Capt Blacks reply, in which he assured the
governor that such was the case, and read
from the record Of the trial the testimony of
Mayor Harrison as to his observations and
actions on that awful night Capt Black con-
tinued the reading Of the petition, In which
the whole history Of the case is reviewed, i'll
relation to the law and the evidence. The
petition concludes: Therefore, your petition
ers knowing your love OF truth and justice, ask
for the exercise Of your prerogative OF pardon"
Judge Gary's Statement.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9-Judge Gary has written
a statement in behalf of the state that will un-
doubtedy save Fielding from the gallows.
The statement relates to none of the other
prisoners and cannet possibly affect their fate
one way or another. 1t is not a petition nor
request for communication Of sentence, and
neither is it a bare statement Of facts. Just
what 1t contains could not be learned, but it Is
rather asuggestion to the governor that in view
OF certain facts therein recited favorable con-
sideratons Of Fielding's petition nigh be just
flied. The judge was asked If he would give
a copy Of it, or make any statements as to
what the points enumerated were but he de-
clined.
"The statement Is in the hands Of Fielden's
frlends," he said, "and do not know what
their wishes are in the matter, so do not feel
at liberty to say anything about 1t. 1t con-
tains no request at all. simply detailed some
points in his case, and said that, in my opinion,
they might justify favorable consideration Of
his petition. Tho points made are what
do not feel at liberty to tell"
"Did you review the case at all"'
''No, sir; the governor knows all about It
himself"
"Have you written a statement for any
other Of the anarchsts?''
No; have not been asked to do so.n
State Attorney Grinnoll was told what Judyo
GARY had said, and asked if he had done apy.
thing Of similar nature.
Il endorsed Judge Gary's statement in
tielden's CASE" be said ''and also added few
points that occurred to ME. also made q
plain statement Of few facts in regard to
schwab that I thought the governor ought to
know, but I made no suggestions whatever
merely statement Of facts. Ihave written
nothing IN regard to the others, nor will l. +
did not deem 1t policy and refused to do any,
thing,n